Description

The JKO Reservoir covers and holds over of water.The Pool is in a hollow at 103rd Street near Central Park West; its outflow feeds the Meer. and the Harlem Meer. It is a popular place of interest; there is a jogging track around it and it is also encircled by the park's bridle trail. It is often visited by tourists, especially when its double pink "Yoshino" cherries ,Some of the oldest trees remain from the original gift from the government of Japan in 1912; the earliest plantings of Prunus x yedoensis in the US were made in 1902. followed by Prunus serrulata "Kanzan" cherries, are blooming. The rhododendrons along the "Rhododendron Mile" were a gift to the city from Mrs Russell Sage, in 1909. It is one of the main ecological sanctuaries in the Park, housing more than 20 species: aside from the familiar mallards and Canada geese, there may also be seen coots, loons, cormorants, wood ducks, grebes, herons and egrets, both in migration and overwintering, making it a favorite venue for...Read More